Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons says his agency is planning to "flood" Boston after Mayor Michelle Wu defied calls from the federal government to comply with their immigration policies.

“We did Operation Patriot March, which yielded over 1,000 arrests, and now you’re going to see more ICE agents come to Boston to make sure that we take these public threats out that she wants to let go back in the communities. We're going to keep making America safe,” Lyons said Wednesday in an interview on the "Howie Carr Show."

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Asked if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning something similar to President Donald Trump's recent takeover of law enforcement in Washington, D.C. , Lyons said there would definitely be m

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